Man arrested after robbery and assault in Rome

A group of four assaulted and robbed a 48-year-old man on Via della Marranella in Rome around 8:30 p.m.

on Monday, October 19.

They punched him until he lost consciousness, then took his watch and a bag containing cash and payment cards.

The group fled in a rental car, but Carabinieri officers stopped the car after a brief chase nearby.

Three passengers ran away, while the 20-year-old driver was arrested.

Police say he was driving without a licence and had four doses of hashish; the stolen bag was found in the car and returned to its owner.

A judge confirmed the arrest and ordered the driver to remain under house arrest with an electronic tag.

Investigators are still trying to identify the three people who escaped.